Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman Lots of us ex-coaches, and almost as many knowledgeable fans, talk the talk of defense. You hear things like, “we only play people committed to guarding”, “we only recruit those kinds of kids”, or “I love the college game because of the defense.” […]
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Seton Hall Takes Out Delaware State
Seton Hall outruns Delaware State by Michael T. Lyle, Jr. NEWARK, N.J. – Delaware State guard Roy Bright helped his Hornets give Seton Hall everything they could handle in the first-ever meeting between the two schools. In the end, however, his efforts were upstaged by Big East standout Brian Laing, […]
Aeropostale Holiday Festival
Aeropostale Holiday Festival Notes by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – For St. John’s the Aeropostale Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden came down to either making plays or not making them. The Red Storm made the key plays in a 52-49 semifinal win over Marist. In the final against Virginia […]
Dr. Pepper Classic Sunday Recaps
Dr. Pepper Classic – Sunday Games by Bill Kintner Belmont pounds Murray State CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Down 9-0 and eventually 27-3, the Murray State Racers got spanked for second straight game as they fell to Belmont 84-67 in the third place game of the Dr. Pepper Classic. Although the final […]
The Most Important Syracuse Player
Jardine the Most Important Orange Player as Big East Beckons by Phil Kasiecki SYRACUSE, N.Y. – As Big East play beckons, this year’s Syracuse team might best be described as “intriguing”. They certainly don’t lack talent, but they’re not a senior-laden club and have already lost three of their most […]
Sunday Sights And Sounds
Sunday Sights and Sounds at the Dr. Pepper Classic by Bill Kintner At Wright State’s walk-through today, it looked like a hospital on the sideline. There were some crutches on the press table, trainer Tony Ortiz’s medical bag was sitting out on the table and injured player Gavin Horne was […]
Pittsburgh: Injuries Mounting for Pittsburgh
Injuries Mounting for Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh junior point guard Levance Fields could be out for the rest of the regular season after breaking his left foot in the Panthers’ blowout loss at Dayton Saturday. Fields will miss eight to 12 weeks while rehabilitating the injury. The Panthers lost their first game […]
Auburn: Tigers Lose Nation’s Best Shooter for a Month
Tigers Lose Nation’s Best Shooter for a Month: Auburn junior forward Korvotney Barber will miss at least four weeks after breaking a bone in his left hand during the Tigers’ win against Towson Saturday. Barber is shooting 72 percent from the field, which is best in the country. Barber averages […]
Iowa: Costly Dunk Ends Hawkeye’s Season
Costly Dunk Ends Hawkeye’s Season: Iowa freshman forward Jarryd Cole will miss the rest of the season after tearing his ACL against Southeastern Louisiana Saturday. Cole injured his left knee while landing after a dunk in Iowa’s 57-50 victory. The freshman has started six games for Iowa and averages 6.6 […]
Saturday Notebook
UMass Takes Advantage of Their Chance by Phil Kasiecki AMHERST, Mass. – The second half defined UMass’ 70-61 win over Boston University on Saturday, albeit in different ways for both teams. After both teams started slowly, UMass got untracked later in the first half and took a 44-25 lead into […]
